pc virus

by Nyke • 20 Dec 2009, 21:42 • Journals
basicly i have a PC virus that when i boot up the PC it loads up to the main screen then a fake security thing comes up saying i need to pay to update and get rid of it. no icons or toolbars are loaded just this message and i cant get rid of it. when i reboot i have

esc: boot menu , F10: setup: F11: system recovery

i cant press F11 it wont let me, but i can press the others. i therefore i have no way of getting rid of it or recovering the PC. my question is do i need to buy a new HD or is there some way of fixing it?

can i just use any random HD say from my other PC ?? or do i need 1 specific to this PC?
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strN 20 Dec 2009, 21:44
format
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Nyke 20 Dec 2009, 21:45
how??? i cant get to any system recovery thing to be able to format it.
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mAus 20 Dec 2009, 21:50
esc: boot menu
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xedos 20 Dec 2009, 22:28
what?? you do realise you don't need an OS to format don't you?

[e] back up all you need, then reinstall windows
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Ethr 20 Dec 2009, 23:49
that would backup the virus too if ure not careful
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xedos 21 Dec 2009, 00:27
nope, not if he backs up the files he needs
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Seanza 20 Dec 2009, 21:50
You need to know which type of HDD your motherboard takes. It'll most likely be SATA or SATA2 depending on how recent your PC is.

Do you have a Windows disk? Just put that in and you can format your HDD, or atleast reinstall Windows and reformat once you're in.
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Nub 20 Dec 2009, 22:15
Always back up your most wanted data.
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chelmianin 20 Dec 2009, 22:17
you have to pay OR enter the serial number if I'm correct, someone has published working keys for this 'antivirus' in november... panda or kaspersky, but I'm not sure atm
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zenix 21 Dec 2009, 01:02
go to safe mode and run antivirus/spyware/malware/trojan software
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